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The 30 Greatest Free-Kick Takers Of All Time Have Been Named And Ranked By Fans

The 30 Greatest Free-Kick Takers Of All Time Have Been Named And Ranked By Fans

From Lionel Messi to Cristiano Ronaldo to Wayne Rooney, fans have finally had their say on the best free-kick takers in football history.

Adnan Riaz

Adnan Riaz

Former football star Juninho has brushed aside fierce competition to be crowned the best free-kick taker of all time by fans.

The 45-year-old Brazilian is widely revered for his incredible technique and boasted an astonishing goalscoring record from free-kicks.

And now fans over at TheTopTens have placed Juninho top of the pile ahead of the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham and Roberto Carlos.

"Juninho is simply the best free-kick taker we have ever seen. He is able to score from anywhere," one fan posted in the rankings.

A second wrote: "Amazing whip, dip, height and power. There will never be a better dead-ball specialist!"

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While a third said: "Honestly, he's the best free-kick taker of all time. During his time in Lyon, he never had one free-kick off target."

And a fourth added: "His conversion rate is phenomenal! He was by far the best free-kick taker of all time."

Manchester United legend Beckham and Juventus superstar Ronaldo finished second and third respectively.

Posted below are the 30 best free-kick takers of all time, according to fans.

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30. Gareth Bale

29. Thierry Henry

28. Wayne Rooney

27. Robin van Persie

26. Luis Suarez

25. Ronald Koeman

24. Franck Ribery

23. Zico

22. Leighton Baines

21. Gheorghe Hagi

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20. Juan Roman Riquelme

19. Alex

18. Diego Forlan

17. Rivaldo

16. Ryan Giggs

15. Wesley Sneijder

14. Shunsuke Nakamura

13. Alessandro del Piero

12. Juan Arango

11. Pierre van Hooijdonk

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10. Andrea Pirlo

9. Lionel Messi

8. Steven Gerrard

7. Ronaldinho

6. Sinisa Mihajlovic

5. Roberto Carlos

4. Diego Maradona

3. Cristiano Ronaldo

2. David Beckham

1. Juninho Pernambucano

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Topics: Football News, Football

Adnan Riaz is a journalist for SPORTbible. He studied for a B.A. in History at the University of York and followed it up with an M.A. in Multimedia Journalism at MMU. Before he started writing about sports, he spent over four years in the gaming press. He has worked for several publications, including Hardcore Gamer, LADbible and the Manchester Evening News. Follow him on Twitter to find out what he is working on next. Got a story tip for Adnan? Email him: [email protected]

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